Word: factor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there is one other factor that hasn't been talked about as much as in the past, and that is status. The thought that the highest-paid player is the best player has been around for a while...
...Basketball Star Len Bias, who died in similar circumstances last year, no one suspected that Jackson had been using drugs. "Jeep had this responsibility and maturity that was just too strong to be overcome by the temptation to use drugs," said a friend. However, police called cocaine a "contributing factor" in Jackson's death. Jackson was well aware of cocaine's dangers: an FBI agent had lectured his team, and El Paso Coach Don Haskins had ordered three surprise drug tests, including one less than two months before Jackson's death. Jeep had passed...
...seemed to be stirred only by the tide washing over coral reefs into palm-fringed lagoons. It was the first military takeover ever in the South Pacific. Fiji's democratic neighbors, including Australia and New Zealand, unanimously condemned Rabuka's actions. Even more disturbing was the coup's racist factor. Rabuka and his colleagues were expressing the resentment of ethnic Fijians against the recent political inroads of ethnic Indians. Bavadra's government, elected just last month, was the first with a majority of Indian politicians...
...reports yield some clues. Anthony Pinching and colleagues at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London found evidence of a genetic factor in AIDS vulnerability. They examined blood samples from more than 200 individuals for a protein called group-specific component, which has three genetically determined variants. People with one Gc type seemed to be protected against AIDS infection; those with another type had a high incidence of AIDS...
...most important factor in shaping the conduct and tone of a trial remains the guidance of the judge. But judges are worried that an incautious intervention from the bench might provide a basis for appeal. The result, says Gloria Allred, an activist Los Angeles attorney, is that "judges, who want to allow the defense as much of a chance as possible, sometimes err on the side of the defendant by allowing the victim to be vigorously cross-examined." When they do, the only palliative seems to be public protest. The storm over Hanson's treatment last week...